AFCAT | English | Error spotting Quiz for CDS & Defence Exams

Question 1

Direction: In this section, each question has a sentence with parts labeled as (1), (2), (3), (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in the labeled part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error your response should be indicated as (D).

Most people / are afraid of / bird flu these days. / No error.

Question 2

Direction: In this section, each question has a sentence with parts labeled as (1), (2), (3), (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in the labeled part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error your response should be indicated as (D).

Neither the dog / nor the cat / were caught. / No error

Question 3

Direction: In this section, each question has a sentence with parts labeled as (1), (2), (3), (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in the labeled part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error your response should be indicated as (D).

He is one of / the best brothers / that has ever lived. / No error.

Question 4

Direction: Each item this section has a sentence which has multiple parts. Find out the error/no error and indicate your response from the options (a), (b), (c) and (d) on the Answer Sheet.

He did not even have money to pay the bus fair when I met him last week.

Question 5

Direction: In this section, each question has a sentence with parts labeled as (1), (2), (3), (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in the labeled part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error your response should be indicated as (D).

Students are prohibited / to bring cars / into the college. / No error.

Question 6

Direction: In this section, each question has a sentence with parts labeled as (1), (2), (3), (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in the labeled part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error your response should be indicated as (D).

We stayed for / a short time / in the resort. / No error.

Question 7

Direction: In this section, each question has a sentence with parts labeled as (1), (2), (3), (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in the labeled part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error your response should be indicated as (D).

On receiving the mark sheet / I realized that I had / gotten only passing mark in Hindi. / No error

Question 8

Direction: In this section, each question has a sentence with parts labeled as (1), (2), (3), (4). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in the labeled part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e. (A), (B) or (C). If you find no error your response should be indicated as (D).

I read / a great deal / of novels. / No error.

Question 9

Direction: Each item this section has a sentence which has multiple parts. Find out the error/no error and indicate your response from the options (a), (b), (c) and (d) on the Answer Sheet.

If she comes to know (a)/ about your illness, she (b)/ will be worried (c)/ No error (d).

Question 10

Direction: Each item this section has a sentence which has multiple parts. Find out the error/no error and indicate your response from the options (a), (b), (c) and (d) on the Answer Sheet.

The teacher told to the student to pay attention to his spelling.